American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines

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American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines is written by American Psychiatric Association and published by American Psychiatric Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0890423059 (ISBN 10) and 9780890423059 (ISBN 13).

The aim of the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline series is to improve patient care. Guidelines provide a comprehensive synthesis of all available information relevant to the clinical topic. Practice guidelines can be vehicles for educating psychiatrists, other medical and mental health professionals, and the general public about appropriate and inappropriate treatments. The series also will identify those areas in which critical information is lacking and in which research could be expected to improve clinical decisions. The Practice Guidelines are also designed to help those charged with overseeing the utilization and reimbursement of psychiatric services to develop more scientifically based and clinically sensitive criteria.